{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5629","number":"5629","name":"L. S","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-27T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-21T04:00Z","body":"I hope someone is  finally going to listen and hopefully fully investigate, update outdated laws and do something to something to help persons who are caught in these situations. \n\nI'm writing in regards and concerns about my husband's health. \nSeveral years ago we bought a home and poured our souls into fixing it up and making a nice home for ourselves. \nThere was a substation behind our home that was not substantial at the time. \nYears later Indiana Michigan-AEP came in and significantly added to that along with putting up to very tall poles in our front yard. One of which sets entirely on my property. \nNothing we could do as there was a easement in place since the 50's we were unaware of.\nThese poles are horrible to look at but also are sitting across from our bedroom. \nShortly after these poles were put into place and operational my husband started experiencing headpressure. Not a headache but pressure from the inside that makes his head feel like its going to burst. It has affected his life daily as its there 24-7 as well as his quality of life.\nHe can't fly on a plane as altitudes increase it.\nWe have tried for years to find the cause such as a neurologist,ENT, orthopedics, had his vision tested, multiple visits to family dr., er visits, MRI and multiple other test without any answers. \nHe still suffers daily and we are lost on how to find a solution or a diagnosis. He shouldn't have to live his life this way!\nI seriously have to wonder if its something to do with the overhead lines and poles in such close proximity to our home.\nTo make matters worse Indiana Michigan-AEP want to lease a section of land directly behind my home 350 feet to erect 186 ft. cell tower.\nYou can imagine our concerns health as well as property value.\nI fought this and it was turned down for health reasons only for the city to be sued.\nThen it went before the local BZA once again. \nAgain I fought.  Drafted a petition , letters from local realtors, loads of other information. \nUnfortunately there are FCC laws from 1996 that prohibit a local BZA for turning down a permit due to health reasons. This is ridiculous. Cell phones were barely a thing in 1996. \nIt's time to reevaluate as the technology as drastically changed in 30 years.\nThis kind of infrastructure should not be allowed to be in this close proximity to residential areas.  There are to many unknowns at this time and people like us are the guinea pigs.\nProtecting health shouldn't come after harm. It should come before it.\nEven Hud- US Department of Housing and Urban Development classifies cell towers as \"hazards and nuisances\".  Because of this classification and their impact on marketability, Hudson guidelines require appraisers to consider the proximity of nearby cell towers when detetermining the valuation of single - family residential properties. \nThis is all of great concern to my husband and myself. \nThese undiagnosed health issues that plague him everyday of his life and the way they have destroyed the landscape of our property as well as devaluation. \nWe have worked extremely hard and are not in a position where we can pick up and move.\nI urge you to do more research and update these out dated laws appropriately and to not benefit these large companies and consider the human life's that are drastically being affected in multiple ways.\n\n\n","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5629","tags":["health-experiences","exposure-places","policy-standards","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"cf20911ac17f720970127fca8b4ca4e911526f682de373588400954f82405514","slug":"health-experiences-comment-5629","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5629","body_sha256":"1bda460fcc4296a7576ad89b7960ff9d7f71e29e581565ff2012b6719260d9b1","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"electricity","topics":[{"id":"electricity","evidence":"ve to wonder if its something to do with the overhead lines and poles in such close proximity to our home.\nTo make matters worse India"},{"id":"neurological","evidence":" operational my husband started experiencing headpressure. Not a headache but pressure from the inside that makes his head"},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"nd directly behind my home 350 feet to erect 186 ft. cell tower.\nYou can imagine our concerns health as well as property value.\n"},{"id":"standards","evidence":"and move.\nI urge you to do more research and update these out dated laws appropriately and to not benefit these large companies and consi"},{"id":"research","evidence":"where we can pick up and move.\nI urge you to do more research and update these out dated laws appropriately and to not benefit"},{"id":"access","evidence":"tion. \nWe have worked extremely hard and are not in a position where we can pick up and move.\nI urge you to do more research and update these out dated laws "}],"summary":"Questions whether a husband's persistent head pressure relates to nearby electrical infrastructure, opposes a proposed tower and requests research and updated siting laws.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-27T23:26:06Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"4d16d01657c20e404915f768403950c00805bc4843c82799c1c1b245d80fb07b","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["electricity","neurological","infrastructure","standards","research","access"],"primary_topic":"electricity","forum_title":"Questions whether a husband's persistent head pressure relates to nearby electrical infrastructure, oppos…"}